Noida witnessed a shocking incident today when a 15-month-old girl was brutally assaulted by a nanny at a daycare in its Sector 137, sending shock waves to working parents who leave their kids in such facilties.
While the shocking incident that has left parents across the city horrified who are questioning the safety of childcare facilities, more such complaints of parents are coming forth this Home as also from other such places who are now raising voices against the owners' complacency. The assault, which was caught on CCTV, shows the toddler being slapped, bitten, dropped to the ground twice or thrice, and beaten with a plastic bat. Shockingly, the daycare owner was allegedly present but did nothing to intervene.Monica and Sandeep Kumar, parents of the 15-month-old girl, had been sending their daughter to the daycare in Sector 137 since May 21.
Sandeep, who works in the IT department of a UK-based multinational company, had made sure to check the safety arrangements himself before enrolling her, including confirming that five CCTV cameras were installed across the premises.The child’s mother, Monica, a resident of Paras Tierea, filed a complaint at Sector 142 police station on Thursday. She identified the accused as Sonali, an attendant from Shahdara village, and Charu, the owner of the daycare “Blippi.” The toddler had been attending the daycare for two hours daily since May.
The daycare, run by the Residents’ Association, is one of many such facilities operating in residential complexes across Delhi NCR. Charu, the daycare’s owner, personally assured the couple of their child’s safety.But on Monday, when Monica went to pick up her daughter, something felt wrong. The toddler was crying uncontrollably and seemed unusually distressed. Later, while changing her clothes, Monica spotted circular marks on both of her thighs.Monica said she then went to the daycare and demanded the CCTV footage. In the video, the attendant was seen slapping the child, throwing her to the ground, hitting her with a plastic bat, and biting her. “Despite my daughter’s frantic cries, Charu did not provide any care or comfort,” she said.
Police later confirmed that the attendant is a 16-year-old girl named Sonali who should have been in school. She had joined the facility only 10 days earlier without formal training. Her parents work as domestic helps in the same sector.“My wife asked the teachers about the bite marks, but was told she had some infection from home. She ran to a doctor immediately. The doctor confirmed it wasn’t an infection, but marks of human teeth. When they confronted the daycare owner, she flatly denied that any abuse had occurred. When the couple finally saw the recordings, they were horrified.
Following the parents’ complaint, police from Noida’s Sector-142 station registered a case, conducted a medical examination of the toddler, and arrested the accused maid.Charges have been filed under sections 115(2) (voluntarily causing hurt), 351(2) (criminal intimidation), and 352 (intentional insult with intent to provoke a breach of peace) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
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